The A-Bomb

Even though the after math of the event was so tragic, I feel the U.S. was justified to take drastic measures. The U.S. gave clear warning to the Japanese to surrender their army before many more lives needed to be taken; Japan refused. At this time Japan was on the losing side of fighting so surrendering would have been a reasonable choice. On the other hand, other steps could have been taken by the U.S. that wouls have been more humain. For example, the U.S. could have set up a blockade or tried more elusive ways to negoitate a treaty. In the end, people can point fingers at both side but the U.S. had an ultimatum and they had to choice.